RL4 - Real Estate: The Oakville Beaver, W e d n e s d a y F e b ru a ry 2 2 , 2 0 0 6 The relationship between pre-staging and a successful sale Planning andpreparation help to open exciting avenues Continued from page RL2 Another effective staging technique is removing, rearranging and resizing furniture. Badgley suggests creating space by removing oversized pieces . The survey found that the majority of Canadians were receptive to this idea as 74 per cent of Canadians stated that they would remove furniture from their house if they thought it would increase the value of their home. Not surprisingly, age played a factor in receptiveness, to removing furniture. While 80 per cent of 18 to 29 year olds would remove furniture, the number decreased to 68 per cent for Canadians aged 50 and older. 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